Warhammer: Return of the Dragon.

Imrik neither supported nor opposed the Empire's plans.

A newly crowned emperor needs time to prove his ability. Before becoming emperor, Karl Franz proved himself to be an outstanding politician and warrior, but only outstanding.

He has not yet proven his ability to turn the tide, and the empire has not seen large-scale wars in recent years. He can only consolidate his position in the court through political means.

Karl Franz has the ability, bloodline, and means, but he lacks the qualifications and an answer that can satisfy the people of the empire, such as... being chosen by a religious god.

This involves many sensitive topics, such as Magnus, the trump card left by Imrik. Even if the golden pony does not reveal his identity, he only needs to prove the qualifications of Sigma's incarnation.

High Priest Walkerma dared to carry him to the Holy Hammer Hall, took Gail Maraz away, and demanded that Karl Franz abdicate.

After all, according to the Empire's...legal principles, the Electors were forced to elect an emperor because Sigmar left no heir.

If he can prove that he is the incarnation of Sigmar, then he is definitely the legitimate emperor.

In this world, theocracy is much stronger than political power...

Imrick sighed and shook his head, and continued to write the draft for expanding the membership of the War Council...

But as the door was roughly pushed open, the Phoenix King's feather pen broke immediately.

The corner of his mouth twitched, and he looked at Cossell who broke in: "Who is it again?"

"Attila..."

Imrick quickly pushed the draft to the bottom and took out the education plan for the third generation of the Caledo family, which only had the title written on it.

The tigress cared more about her soon-to-be-born offspring than anyone else, and she did not hesitate to resort to methods such as advising, coercing, and threatening, to ask the Phoenix King to personally write an education charter.

The Phoenix King picked up the quill and wrote the word "Lance" on the blank paper, but it was too late.

The White Lion Guards surrounding Atila always maintained an interception distance of two meters, which was a very embarrassing way of expression.

We fulfilled our duty as guards and tried to stop them, but we didn't stop them completely...

The dignified princess smiled and said to Cosher, "Sir, can you please leave for a moment? I have something important to discuss with His Majesty."

If Creon was here, Attila would point at her husband and say, "You're still busy processing documents here. Your grandson is about to be born, and you haven't even returned to Caledon once."

But since it was Kohil, the princess still maintained a bit of dignity and did not get angry immediately.

With a wave of Imrik's hand, Cosir closed the door.

As expected, Atila did not get angry. Instead, she sat next to Imrik, holding her husband's hand and looking into the eyes with which she had spent two hundred years together.

"What are you worried about? I asked Draknir, and he kept saying that nothing would happen... But if nothing would happen, the strange weather in the Dragonspine Mountains, the mysterious investigations of Rhonin and Iron Wolf, and the investigations of Talarion and Belannaar..."

Adila held her husband's hand tightly and looked into his eyes that dared not look her in the eye: "We swore to never hide anything from each other."

"Yeah." Imrik held his wife's hand. If he was worried about the birth of his offspring, Atila must be the same.

The recent solemn atmosphere in Caledor has made many people realize that a change is about to come.

This cannot be avoided by concealing it, and there is no need to worry about the issue of inheritance rights. Even if the child was born in secret, Minasnir and the Flame Knights can prove to him that the son born by Gladys is the legitimate descendant of the dragon tamer.

But as for safety, the Phoenix King could not guarantee it. The influence of the Chaos Gods was everywhere, especially after seeing the appearance of Be'lakor, the idea of ​​getting the power of Asuryan and mistakenly thinking that he could fight head-on was gone. Being careful was the only chance to survive in this dangerous world.

"I can't say much about this child...but my concern for him is no less than anyone else's."

"I understand, I understand." Patting her husband's hand, Adila leaned her body and slowly lay into the warm embrace.

“Imric, before my father died, he hoped to see a suitable heir… Draknir shoulders the hopes of Caledor for hundreds of years, and I cannot ask him to only inherit the honor of Terenlock.

But Gladys, this child gave me hope... How I hope her child will grow up healthily, have brothers to accompany him, grow up hand in hand, become my pride, and also my father's pride..."

According to Aidro's will, and with Imrik's consent, if Draconian has a second son, regardless of whether he is a boy or a girl, he will be named Bel Keck.

Imrik has only two children, one is Draconir who is bound to inherit the throne of Dragon Lord, and the other is the little queen of Avalon.

Atila has lost confidence in giving birth to an heir, and all her hopes are placed on Draknir and his wife. This is a burden given to her by her family, and it is also to fulfill her father's long-cherished wish.

Imrik patted his wife's shoulder gently, and his choked tone hurt the Phoenix King's hard heart bit by bit.

Yes, no matter how well prepared you are, you may not be able to escape this catastrophe.

Many people noticed the Phoenix King's uneasiness and became even more uneasy because of it, but they didn't dare to really express it due to the authority...

Imrick rang the bell on the table and summoned the guard captain Kosir to come in.

After seeing the couple hugging each other and the tears in Atila's eyes, Cosher immediately raised his gaze to the ceiling.

"Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

"Cosir, according to the holiday schedule of the royal court, how much rest time have I saved in the past two hundred years?"

Cosir quickly understood that His Majesty was preparing to return to Caledor, and he said without thinking, with his hands behind his back.

"It is up to you to decide. With a legitimate reason, you can return to Caledor. During this time, you can appoint a minister to manage the affairs of the royal court, or recall War Lord Eltharion to form a temporary decision-making cabinet."

"Recall Eltharion. He will serve as the head of the temporary resolution cabinet until next spring."

"Yes, have you told the outside world why you went to Caledor?"

Imrik lowered his eyes, glanced at his wife, and said slowly: "My grandson is about to be born. I need to return to Caledor to witness the birth of the eleventh generation of my family."

"Yes."

Cosir stood there, waiting for his majesty's order, but Imrik simply waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.

The Phoenix King would trust no one other than the Dragon Prince near the temple in the Dragonspine Mountains.

This time, he would return to Caledor alone and travel to the Dragonspine Mountains himself to wait out Gladys' labor.

Adila wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, her expression both serious and happy.

"I will go with you."

"Yeah." (End of chapter)